Chapter 217: Beast Roar

The afternoon sun was still quite intense.

The Knights, one by one, turned into strongmen, carrying large bundles of firewood on their backs and placing them in front of the cave.

Luoning, meanwhile, dumped all the firewood from his Space Ring and discarded it inside the cave entrance.

He casually cast a few Primary fire-type Magic Small Fireballs, and the dry wood inside the entrance was ignited directly, burning at an extremely fast speed.

"Jennie, get some water out; we need smoke."

"Gladly at your service, my lord!"

Also using Primary Magic, Jennie skillfully cast the Water Gathering Technique to dampen some of the firewood, and suddenly the smoke became much thicker, with some even rushing out of the cave.

Luoning turned to using the Clear Wind Spell, not only sending in enough air but also blowing all the rising black smoke into the cave.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Having a Magician is great; look at this—fire, water, and even wind.

Although some Battle Techniques have similar effects, they are generally too violent and would likely scatter this pile of firewood completely.

Under the enhancement of the Clear Wind Spell, all the smoke drifted into the cave passage.

At first, everyone could not hear any reaction from inside the cave.

However, very soon, they faintly heard roars and shouts coming from within.

Luoning raised his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth curling up: "Throw dry wood inside for me, throw it in bundle by bundle."

"Jennie, keep using the Water Gathering Technique to create smoke."

Everyone worked together, keeping the fire burning brightly and the smoke thick; everyone felt like children doing something bad, filled with anticipation.

"Why is there no movement inside anymore?"

"Could they have been suffocated to death by us?"

"It's possible; even we couldn't withstand such smoke."

Everyone started talking all at once; the roars heard at the beginning were now gone, which forced them to have such a guess.

However, just at this moment, the ground suddenly shook, and immediately after, a roar seeped out from within the mountain.

This was not a human roar, but one from a beast, and it was distinct from the howls or screams of wolves.

This kind of cry was deep and majestic, as if coming from the depths of the earth, shaking everything around it and making people feel a chill down their spines and their scalps tingle involuntarily!

Whether it was Luoning, Ruidar, or the others, their expressions all changed.

Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a second roar came, and this time it seemed closer to everyone, and the sound was a bit clearer.

"What is this thing?"

Qiaofuli's expression changed; he had lived in the deep mountains for Along time and had never heard such a cry before.

The only two ladies on the scene, Jennie and Kelami, both had somewhat pale faces.

"Everyone step back, get further away from the cave entrance!"

Originally, Luoning was prepared to surround and kill those who came out, but the changing situation made him feel that such an arrangement was inappropriate.

Hearing Luoning's order, everyone immediately retreated.

Before Ruidar and Maiken left, they threw the remaining firewood into the cave entrance all at once; no matter what was inside, they would burn it first.

The flames were raging, and although Jennie was still casting the Water Gathering Technique, the distance was a bit far, so the effect was greatly reduced, and the thick smoke produced weakened significantly.

And at this moment, a third roar came, and the ground shook faintly, as if a giant beast were slowly approaching, causing the ground to tremble involuntarily, making one's heart tremble with fear.

"This is no ordinary Magic Beast!"

Luoning's expression changed slightly; he was already prepared to take out the Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven Scroll if the situation went wrong.

It was just that he didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt that this deep, majestic beast roar seemed to be mixed with sorrow and exhaustion?

Before he could think too much, a fourth roar came, and this time it was not only accompanied by a roar but also by endless cold air and a violent gale.

Boom!

The surging energy directly scattered the entire pile of firewood at the cave entrance, and the smoke also surged back out, rushing out of the cave in an explosive manner and spreading outward.

"Back!" Luoning shouted loudly.

The group, who had already retreated a hundred meters, hurriedly retreated again.

At the same time, to counter the smoke, Luoning directly used the Wind Roar Magic; the violent gale, mixed with dense, small Wind Blades, countered the rushing smoke, emitting a chaotic roar.

Ruidar, Maiken, and the others also successively used Battle Techniques, all attacking the cave entrance.

After a burst of roaring, the world became quiet.

When the smoke dissipated, the cave entrance had been bombed beyond recognition, and soil blocks that had collapsed from the mountain covered half of the cave door.

Everyone's pupils contracted; they saw a shocking scene.

They saw that the cave entrance was completely frozen, like an ice crystal passage!

The ice crystals refracting the sunlight shone with light, and everyone seemed to feel that the temperature of the surrounding air had dropped quite a bit.

Luoning frowned; what level of Magic Beast could perform such a large-scale frost spell?

But after this wave, the beast roar seemed to have disappeared completely.

Not knowing if it was holding back a big move inside the cave or doing something else, everyone only felt that this was the calm before the storm.

"Stay alert, keep guard!"

Commander Ruidar spoke up to remind them, pulling back the thoughts of everyone who had been shocked by the ice crystal passage.

Tangmu, Dawei, and the other Knights swallowed their saliva involuntarily; they felt that they shouldn't be present in the upcoming battle.

Fortunately, the Lord seemed to have brought them here just to learn and watch more, with no intention of letting them participate in the battle.

"Who is it!"

"Who dares to trespass into the master's territory!"

A vigorous voice, accompanied by angry roars and messy, hurried footsteps, quickly approached the cave entrance.

Luoning raised his hand, "Prepare for long-range attacks!"

They did not need to care about the other side's identity or role; since they were in a hostile state, they could attack as soon as the other side showed their heads.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Just at this moment, five figures rushed out from inside the cave at extreme speed.

"Attack!"

Luoning let out a loud roar and was the first to unleash Wind Roar.

Following his order, Ruidar, Maiken, and Aierlong were the first to strike, while Qiaofuli, Kelami, and the others hurriedly followed.

The five people who rushed out from the opposite side seemed to have anticipated being bombarded by Battle Technique and Magic, and they unleashed their respective methods the moment they emerged.

Immediately, a massive exchange of skills began right in front of the cave.

Luoning's side had more people attacking, but the result of the exchange was a stalemate.

"Be careful, there is likely a Golden Grade on the other side!"

As the smoke and energy from the collision dissipated, the personnel on both sides were revealed.

The five people on the opposite side were led by a female Knight with white hair in the center, with four people on her left and right; their strength was estimated to be at least Advanced Knight level.

Besides this, as the aftermath of the skill bombardment faded, eight more people ran out of the cave.

These eight people were dressed in uniform gray clothing; they were the group that patrolled every day, and their strength was estimated to be at the Primary or Intermediate level.

Luoning's gaze passed over these people to look into the cave; at this moment, with both sides arrayed, he still had not seen any trace of a Magic Beast.

Was the other side still hiding their strength?

"It's you?"

The burly Knight beside the white-haired woman pointed his sword at Ruidar, his expression somewhat surprised.

"I remember you, the guy whose arm I pierced that night; your injury actually healed this quickly?"

He had believed that he could not finish off an opponent of the same level with just that one sword strike, but he believed that without a month or two, Ruidar's left arm definitely would not have healed.

But at this moment, Ruidar was standing perfectly fine before him.

"Who exactly are you people?"

Luoning asked, "Why are you hiding in this cave?"

"Hehe, fair-skinned little brat."

That woman licked her bright red lips, "Your appearance pleases me greatly; how about submitting to me? I will cherish you well."

"You few are also not bad; how about all of you submit to me?" (End of chapter)